• Source: 1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election
  • The 1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 9, 1810.
    Federalist Lieutenant Governor John Treadwell had become acting Governor on the death of Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. on August 7, 1809.
    Treadwell was elected to a term in his own right, defeating Democratic-Republican nominee Asa Spalding and Federalist nominee Roger Griswold.
    Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Treadwell was elected by the Connecticut General Assembly per the Connecticut Charter of 1662.


    General election




    = Candidates

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    Roger Griswold, Federalist, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
    Asa Spalding, Democratic-Republican, attorney, Democratic-Republican nominee for Governor in 1809
    John Treadwell, Federalist, incumbent Governor
    Griswold was also a candidate in the concurrent election for Lieutenant Governor.


    = Results

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    = Legislative election

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    As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Connecticut General Assembly was required to decide the election, the House of Representatives making a choice with the concurrence of the Executive Council. The legislative election was held on May 11, 1810.

    The Executive Council concurred unanimously in the House of Representatives' choice of Treadwell.


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